Just being in the country, seeing the difference to my place. See how people live, how life can be different from here. I made many pen pals online and some of them became good friends, so when I hang out with them they introduce me to their culture and I do the same when they come here.

Because I will never forget the Bahamas. I will never forget Niagara Falls. I will never forget the Smokey Mountains in the fall. I will never forget the deserts of Texas or the people of Juarez.

No matter what I do, no matter how much I enjoy it, I will never enjoy or remember anything more than when I snorkeled with a barracuda in the clear waters if the Bahamas. No movie, no video game, no amount of sex, drinking, or drugs will ever come close. (Not that I don't enjoy those things.)

I travel because it means more to me than anything, and I have no intentions of stopping now.

We can go away for six months, come back for a visit and very little has changed so its not like we are missing anything by being away.

For the money. I work remotely for an Australian company and get paid the same no matter where I am. We are much better off renting out our Australian apartment and going and exploring somewhere with a low cost of living Vs living in Australia which is really expensive. People ask how we can afford to travel so much but they have it backwards. It costs us a fortune to spend time in Australia. Earning dollars but spending baht, ringgit, rupiah etc FTW.